I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 116

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“It’s been a while.”

“…Huh?”

Standing before him was none other than Seonghyun.

The same one who had saved his life and disappeared.

The one he could only hear news about on TV.

“It seems you’re doing well?”

“Ah…”

Park Hanwook, who had been looking at Seonghyun as if he were a savior, lowered the hand he had placed on his sword and bowed deeply, saying,

“Thanks to you.”

‘He’s grown so fast.’

The current Park Hanwook was on a completely different level, to the point where the old Park Hanwook was unrecognizable.

“Have you ever been to a Grade 2 Gate?”

“Not yet. My abilities still have limitations.”

“Once every minute. Right?”

Perhaps grateful that his ability was remembered, Park Hanwook smiled lightly and replied,

“Ah, it’s now every 58 seconds. I’ve improved a little.”

“That’s good news.”

That was enough for a reunion greeting.

Both Seonghyun and Park Hanwook felt that way.

“The reason I came is simple. I want to scout you for a guild that will be created.”

“Scout me for a guild? Are you perhaps creating a guild?”

“Yes. A guild for the lowest-ranked Hunters.”

“Ah. The disappearance of the Grade 5 Gates…”

Every Hunter in this world knew that fact, and Park Hanwook was no exception.

“I will gather the lowest-ranked Hunters and make them capable of raiding Grade 4 Gates. And I would like to have Hunter Park Hanwook as the commander of that raid team.”

“Me, me? Someone like me…”

“No. You are the right person.”

He hadn’t directly witnessed Park Hanwook’s combat, but he could sense it without seeing it.

A level where he could easily handle the monsters from a Grade 4 Gate without using his ability.

Even with one arm.

“Will you join me?”

Seonghyun extended his hand to Park Hanwook, and Park Hanwook grabbed Seonghyun’s hand without hesitation, replying,

“It would be an honor.”

Leaving Park Hanwook behind, Seonghyun immediately moved on to the next person.

He saw a figure wary of the flickering light, but as soon as he realized that the main character was Seonghyun, he quickly dropped his guard.

“Is it the start of another mission now?”

The second person he met was Choi Hoon.

There had been no contact about how he was doing, and the phenomenon only felt by those with faith hadn’t occurred, so he was most curious about his news.

“I don’t know what you mean by mission, but it won’t be much different.”

As Seonghyun said, Choi Hoon had joined a guild.

However, it wasn’t just any ordinary guild, but a guild made up of assassins.

Of course, the targets weren’t other Hunters.

A guild that used assassination skills to deal with monsters.

Here too, Choi Hoon had built up a reputation and gained recognition to the point where he was in charge of the raid team.

“Will you join me?”

“No matter what.”

Choi Hoon, who happened to be right in front of the guild building, entered the building as soon as he received the guild joining offer from Seonghyun.

“Huh? Commander, weren’t you off work? Did you leave something behind?”

The employee, who was looking at Choi Hoon with a puzzled expression as he came back in, was startled by Choi Hoon’s next words.

“I’m quitting, as of today.”

“Yes, yes? Wh-what did you say?”

He wondered if he had heard correctly.

Choi Hoon, of all people?

Choi Hoon’s position in the guild was quite high.

In addition to being in charge of the raid team, he was also the one who had revitalized the small guild.

Of course, his personality wasn’t one that matched vitality, but Choi Hoon’s raid team was the only one that had never had any casualties.

And thanks to that, the guild was able to grow.

Since there was a raid team with no casualties and the profits were stable, it was only natural that people would flock to it and the reputation would rise.

That’s why they couldn’t let Choi Hoon go.

“W-what’s going on all of a sudden? If you have any problems, I’ll pass them on to the guild leader.”

“No, I don’t need it. It’s been fun.”

Choi Hoon’s tone was quite stiff and firm, but the employee didn’t seem to be willing to give up easily.

“No, how can you quit like this? Can’t you at least tell me what’s going on? If it’s Commander Choi Hoon, our guild will have a really hard time. Huh?”

It was almost a pleading tone, but Choi Hoon was even more firm and resolute.

“The mission is over. You’ve worked hard.”

As he turned his back after finishing his firm words, he heard the employee’s voice from behind.

“Co-Commander Choi Hoon! Commander!”

Choi Hoon, who came out of the building, stared straight at Seonghyun and said,

“It’s over.”

“You finished faster than I thought, didn’t they hold you back?”

“…Not at all.”

“I’ll contact you within a week.”

“Okay. What should I do until then?”

“Whatever you want.”

Choi Hoon, who hadn’t shown a flustered look until now, looked flustered at Seonghyun’s words to do what he wanted.

“What I want to do…”

“Yeah. Rest, eat, or drink. Do what you want.”

“I will.”

He had received answers from Park Hanwook and Choi Hoon, and all that was left was Kim Jinseok.

The person who had purified his parents’ curse.

“Of course! Just leave it to me!”

Jinseok’s reaction was no different.

He nodded at Seonghyun’s words as if he had been waiting for them.

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A week passed quickly, and before that, they contacted each other and gathered in the newly purchased building.

“How’s the building? It seems just right.”

The building that Inhwan had purchased was quite large for a new guild to use.

“It’s good.”

But the building had to be big.

The new guild, called A, was a guild that pursued quantity over quality.

“Right? With this size, we can make a lounge and the range of use is quite wide.”

The building alone was worth 8 billion won [~6 million USD].

Seonghyun had used most of the 10 billion won [~7.5 million USD] he had received first, but there was no need to worry because the emptied money would be filled again with dozens of times that amount.

“Ah, they’re here.”

Not long after Seonghyun finished speaking, someone knocked on the door.

“Come in!”

As soon as Inhwan’s permission was given, three men entered the room.

Everyone in this place had faith in Seonghyun.

Even though they hadn’t been introduced separately, they seemed to have a sense of camaraderie with each other, and they seemed to have a good feeling for each other at a glance.

After a brief introduction of their names and what they had been doing, Seonghyun immediately explained the plans for the future.

“As you all know, Grade 5 Gates will no longer be created. And the reason for that is me.”

“…Yes?”

“What does that mean?”

“N-no way.”

The three who didn’t know the truth yet looked at Seonghyun with blank expressions, and Seonghyun explained what had happened before.

“That’s how Grade 5 Gates will no longer be created in the future.”

“Ah…”

Everyone in this place was impressed by Seonghyun’s consideration.

Dealing with monsters and eliminating the cause is like a Hunter’s mission.

They might feel guilty about those who make a living from Grade 5 Gates, but taking responsibility for them is a different story.

Choice and responsibility, and the actions that follow.

Who could point a finger at Seonghyun like this?

“In the future, the guild will mainly recruit the lowest-ranked Hunters who mainly raided Grade 5 Gates. Hunters who can handle Grade 3 Gate monsters alone will be appointed as raid leaders.”

No one had any objections.

It was definitely not because they had faith in him.

“And the raid leaders will be treated accordingly. In addition to the fixed salary, there’s this.”

What Seonghyun put on the table was none other than an Elixir.

“N-no way. This, could it be…”

“Is this what I think it is?”

“Isn’t that an Elixir?”

Everyone’s expression was a bit too much.

They all knew that the price of one Elixir was ridiculous, as they had already learned about it through the media.

“Of course, I’m not giving you the Elixir.”

“Then…”

“I’ll let you use me, who created the Elixir, once.”

The value of that alone was beyond imagination.

The value of pursuing quantity over quality had already been explained.

In other words, so many Hunters. And even their families.

There would be more than enough people who needed Seonghyun’s abilities.

“Ah, so you’re naturally giving them a motivation to grow.”

“That’s right. Now that Grade 5 Gates have completely disappeared, it wouldn’t be strange if Grade 4 Gates were to appear at any time.”

Seonghyun wasn’t just creating a way for them to solve the immediate crisis.

He was giving them the opportunity and motivation to grow steadily in the future at the same time.

“But as the number increases, shouldn’t the number of Gates needed also increase? The number of Gates is limited…”

Park Hanwook’s words were valid enough.

“I am now the top Hunter in Korea. In other words, I have priority in the allocation of Gates. And since there are open Gates, it is possible to hunt monsters here as well.”

The only things that would change for them were that they would be given a slightly more stable environment and that they would belong to a guild.

“Won’t there be any backlash from other small guilds?”

It was for the sake of the greater good, but the sacrifice of the small could not be completely ignored.

But, they had to endure it.

“They don’t account for a large portion. Besides, they’ve also become quite troubled since the Grade 5 Gates disappeared. They have one choice: to be subcontracted by our guild.”

The A Guild that would be created now was neither a charity nor a volunteer organization.

They liked this side of Seonghyun even more.

Pursuing appropriate ideals.

And having the ability to make those ideals a reality.

“Now, tomorrow, the A Guild will be officially created, and you can move under the direction of Inhwan here.”

But there was one very important problem left.

It was the lowest-ranked Hunters.

“But the lowest-ranked Hunters…”

At Park Hanwook’s words, Inhwan smiled and replied.

“The recruitment is already over. We posted a separate announcement for the people who will be in charge of the raid team, and the people that these three can handle will arrive tomorrow.”

At the same time as posting the recruitment notice a week ago, the recruitment was over in less than a minute.

“The interviews for the new raid leaders will also be tomorrow.”

All preparations were complete.

Now, all they had to do was start the subjugation from tomorrow.

Even if the Grade 4 Gate mutated, those in charge of the raid team would be able to handle it sufficiently.

In addition, there were also those who already had experience as raid leaders, so there was nothing to worry about.

The next day, two raid leaders joined A.

With 10 people assigned to each raid team, A Guild joined the ranks of medium-sized guilds operating five raid teams from the start.

Even though it was a guild run by the top Hunter, there had never been anything like this before, and the people who were recruited were mostly the lowest-ranked Hunters, so it immediately attracted attention.

Since they were people who knew that the Grade 5 Gates had disappeared, it was easy to understand the intention of the A Guild that Seonghyun had created, and now not only Hunters but also ordinary people were sending friendly glances to Seonghyun.

Now, even if they just left it alone, the reputation would rise on its own.

If they just paid a little attention at the beginning, it would create a goose that lays golden eggs on its own, so even if Seonghyun didn’t do anything in the future, it would create an effect of doing something.